All 18 Uses of
focus
in
The Da Vinci Code
- His eyes focused now on a crumpled flyer on his bedside table.
Chpt 1 (definition 1)focused = looked
- As they ascended, Langdon tried to focus on anything other than the four walls around him.
Chpt 4 (definition 1)focus = concentrate
- Silas felt his eyes focus on the altar.
Chpt 19-20 (definition 1) *focus = look closely
- P.S. In that instant, Langdon felt Saunière's puzzling mix of symbolism fall into stark focus.
Chpt 21-22 (definition 2)focus = view (a state where something can be seen clearly)
- Unable to look at her grandfather, she focused solely on the PTS tools.
Chpt 23-24 (definition 1)focused = concentrated
- Sophie's eyes remained focused on the road.
Chpt 39-40 (definition 1)focused = looking
- As mystifying as the construction of the cylinder was, however, it was the engravings around the tube's circumference that drew Langdon's primary focus.
Chpt 47-48 (definition 1)focus = attention
- That story would have to wait. At the moment, they were focused on the keystone.
Chpt 47-48 (definition 1)focused = concentrating (on one thing and not paying attention to other things)
- Sophie examined the figure to Jesus' immediate right, focusing in.
Chpt 57-58 (definition 1)focusing = concentrating
- Even before Teabing traced the contour for her, Sophie saw it—the indisputable V shape at the focal point of the painting.
Chpt 57-58 (definition 3) *focal = where attention is drawn
- Slowly, the greenish shapes came into focus.
Chpt 63-64 (definition 2) *focus = view (a state where something can be seen clearly)
- Let's focus on getting away in one piece, shall we?
Chpt 67-68 (definition 1)focus = concentrate
- Focusing all his energies, Langdon studied the strange text.
Chpt 71-72 (definition 1)focusing = concentrating
- The pilot shrugged, turning and focusing back out the windshield.
Chpt 75-76 (definition 1)focusing = looking
- Although the pilot denied knowing what was in the box, he admitted it had been the focus of Langdon's full attention during the flight to London.
Chpt 83-84 (definition 3)focus = center
- Focusing his mind straight ahead toward the end of the tunnel, Langdon followed the signs for the Chapter House.
Chpt 97-98 (definition 1)focusing = concentrating
- His red eyes were focused dead ahead, tears streaming down his pale, blood-spattered face.
Chpt 99-100 (definition 1)focused = looking
- He hoped his focus on the cryptex signaled Teabing that collaboration might be an option, and that his silence signaled Sophie he had not abandoned her.
Chpt 101-102 (definition 1)focus = concentration
Definitions:
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(1) (focus as in: Turn your focus to question #2.) verb: to concentrate, look at, or pay attention to
noun: the act of concentration, or the ability to concentrate
(to concentrate is to direct attention or effort towards a single thing)
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(2) (focus as in: bring into focus; or out of focus) a state where something has come into view or can be seen clearly; or an adjustment made to permit a clear view
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(3) (focus as in: The focus of our study is...) where attention is concentrated or directed